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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-4-5, Page 1Vol. 22. No. 88 BRU$$ LS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1890 ity ii11inery Misses R'oddiok d Smith, lave just returned from the City Where they have inspected all the Latest Styles and Shades, and heave made large and very select purehaseS. We are in a position to eater to the wants of the most Fastid- ious Tastes. Bring along yogi• old Straw and .Felt and have it done over to look like new. at a small east. Opening Day; APRIL 4th, 5th & nth. Misses floddiek Fr Smiths Two Doors South of Standard Bank, BRUSSELS. The palm of preeminent Superiority awarded the"leouarch" at the Chicago Oyole Exhibit gives it a reputationthat none can dispute. This together with a Guarantee and a Prise away Down will doubtless oommend the "Monarch" to all who are contemplating. the Selection and Purchase of a Wheel for this Season. Ladies' Cycles a Specialty. Pries of the "Monarch" frotn 500,00 to 5100.00. Every Wheel Tliorongb• ly Guaranteed. A. M. McKAY & Oo., BRUSSELS. t 'See the Wheel and get Testimonials. Farmers Attention FLAX J. & J. LIVINGSTON .Have 800 Bushels of the Bess Dutch Seed for Farmers in the Vicinity of Brussels who in- tend raising Flax during the coming Season, which they are prepared to deliver in cum. titiee to amt Flax Growers Gan be got at the Brussels Flax Mill ; W. H. MoOraoiceu'e Grocery, Brussels ; and Wm. Neale store, Walton. Seed given out at 51.50 per bushel and on the usual terms. Order early and en. 0008 0 supply. f$n0 I'7DI? TON Willlbe paid for Flax grown from this 8 sed ff of goodgrowth, harvested iu the prop er season, and delivered at the Flax Mill as soon as 8t for threshing. Wo will rent a number of -good Sod Fields for the purpose of growing Flax. N, B,—Farmers are strongly advised to sow their Flax on good land, well plowed and harrowed, not on low lands, and the yield will be from a tun toa toe and a half more per acre. Flax grown on low land will not erewlthere to give the weight, W. Bright, J. & d. Livingston; MANAGER. PR OPRSETORS. EAST HURON LICENNSE - DISTRICT. S IGT The East Huron Lieenso Com- xniseioners will meet at the REVERE HOUSE, SRUSSELS, amt. -0N%, , April il 10 r 10th, '94 1 A.t 1,O'clock II?. lint. To take into consideration the Application for Tavern Licenses for 1895-96. The number of Hotel Licenses granted last year in the Riding was 22. The number of Applications this year are 28, J. A. Dungan, Arlington House, Fordwiob, for hotel license, being the only ap- plicant notlicensed last year. X. R. MILLER, INSPEOTOR. JAeW8 OWN, April 2nd, 1895. Chattelle t n lty. ro BE HAIVGED MAY 311. The trial' of Almedee Ohattelle for the Murder of leseie Keith, near Listowel, In Qotober last, was begun at the court house, Stratford, Thursday morn. ing of last week, at nine o'olook before ' His Lordeliip Chief ;ethos Armour, It wee. shortly after 8,80 whon the tro. 080510n macre its appearaucc and: the crowd at once rucked forward and every point of vantage was -soon covered, Gaoler Nichol led the way, followed by the prisoner with Constable (topple, of Mitchell,. and Constable O'Donnell, of Stratford, on Dither side, " These again were followed by 13igh Constable T. B. MoOarthy, Constables McKellar and Mo-. Caffrey, As soon as the prisoner had been safely lodged in the prisoner's box the wituessee and those having business et court were admitted. The remaining room was opened to the publio, which was eagerly taken advantage of. ORAT'1ELLE'O APPEARANCE, Chattelle'e appearance has not mater- ially changed since his incarceration, in foot his whiskers have been allowed to grow for some days so that his appear. ante would be as nearly like it is said to have been on the day he committed the awful grime for which he was on trial. Themost marked difference in his ap- pearance ie that lie wears spectacles and. that his complexion is less swarthy than when he was arrested. When brought from the gaol he wore as a head covering the Tam 0' Shanter he wore on the day of his arrest, and his olothee were the same as those in which he was dressed when Constable Travis, of Erin, captured him. The prisoner paid close attention to the proceedings of the court, but show- ed no sign of being affected by the awful position in which he is placed. Chattelle was carefully guarded in the prisoner's box by High Constable Mo. °artily who stood directly behind him, Constables O'Donnell and Coppin oc- cupying seats: on either side of box. To Constable Coppin Menthe talked fre- quently, commenting on the proceedings in hie case. THE AMR FAMILY. — To the right hand side of the prisoner's box and two soats back sat Wm. Keith, father of the murdered girl, with his family. Mrs. Keith, typo was visibly affected was attired in deep mourning. 011ATT10LLE DEFENDS nriaseLP, H. M, East, of Toronto, who, it had been announced, would defend Chattelle at the request of the prisoner's relatives in St. Hyacinthe, P. Q., acting through Prosper Chattslle, a half-brother to Almedee, arrived in the city from Toronto at 3 a. m. Eo was accompanied by Dr. A.. R. Payne, of Toronto, who was to have been witness for the defence. Dr. W. Cockburn, of Oshawa, who was also to have testified for the defence, had ar- rived earlier in the day. To a reporter Mr. East outlined his defence which would be one of insanity. He had deter- mined not bo attack the chain of evidence fastening the crime on the prisoner, but would depend entirely on the plea of insanity. After a Phort consultation Thursday morning, Mr. East announced to His Lordship that Chattelle had decided on 1 a line of defence different from that which he had mapped out, and as it was necessary for client and, prisoner to agree s on this point, he asked leave to withdraw t from the wase. He would not say but that Chattelle knew best what he was about. While Mr, East was making this announcement to the court, a smile spread over Ohattelie's countenance. Mr. b East had only two witnesses to gall—Drs. Payne, of Toronto, and Cockburn, of Oshawa, neither of whom is an insanity 11 expert. Mr. East professed to believe s that Chattelle was undeniably insane, a his particular form of insanity being known to medicine as "paraesthesia sex. e ualis." 10 support of tike plea, Mr. East e proposed to show that at the time of his fi arrest Chattelle had women's clothes next his person and that at Ailsa Craig, prior to the murder, the prisoner was seen at. tired in women's clothes. , I 0 The evidence was then proceeded with. His Lordship very properly excluded all v o P it'1. ne rel tJ'to P at ipe L'0 f 6& O r bua lnble prisoner, made when being brought Erol* Listowel to Stratford. The evidence all in, the naso for the Crown was oloeed, Hie Lordship borate intimated to Chat - Mlle that ho was at liberty now to addrose the jury. . The prisoner arose in: a sort of half hearted bravado manner, and with a firm hold on the railing of the dealt, Which he never once relinquished during hierather incoherent harangue, began, ;hue :-"Ib is a secret object I have in view, and I would rather not stall it here in court. The subjoob is the Lroopsl. It was said in the first place such was the kingdom of heaven ; in the s0C0nd prase it would be a matter forming -a true and correctible church." Here he sat down', His Lordship :Now if you have any. thing further to add you had better my it new. Chattelle--I have been very much pleased with the court so far. The jury can come to what opinion they like. I'll Suety myself on their bender mere), and care. That's all I have to say, At the cone/es/on of °batten's haven- gue a perceptible murmur could be heard throughout the entire court room. No witnesses were galled for. the de- fence. John Idington, Q. C., did not follow the customary course and address the jury, fancying the case was suflioienbly crimiu- ating against the prisoner without so doing. His Lordship's ,charge lasted about 25 numtbes. He began by stating that in the first place the jury ware to be guided solely by what evidence had come before them and not at all by statements they had read nor in respect to any statements prisoner had made as to his guilt, which he, His Lordship, had excluded from th o evidence. He thought the finding of the valise and the articles it contained—being partly the property of Mrs. McLeod, of Ailsa Craig, and part belonging to the murdered girl, including her shoes, her stookings and handkerchief—inpossession of the prisoner was certainly very damag- ing evidence against him. The way the Crown connected the prisoner' with the mime was that on the 3rd of October, a dress, two jackets, a Tam 0' Ranter cap, a comb and brush,a pair of white woollen stockings, a white skirt and a black bon- net were stolen from the house of Mrs. McLeod, of Alla, .Craig. The prisoner was seen in that neighborhood by the boy who exchanged sticks with him, ;and the boy adds he sow the prisoner a second time .dressed as e, woman, on the same day in question wearing a bonnet and veil, although the prisoner says that he wore no veil. The prisoner is next heard of aeSt. Mary's where witnesses swear he shaved. The prisoner stated iu the barber shop that he had bought anew pair of shoes. This was important, in view of the fact that the man seen going North toward Listowel on the day of the murder had on a new pair of boots. Next Mrs. McLeod is called, and she positively identifies the things stolen from her home, and more especially bhe skirt which was found about the neck of the murdered gill. Now the question for you as jurymen to ask yourselves, said His Lordship, is "How did this skirt come to be around the neck of the un- fortunate girl ?" This be thought was the strongest evidence of the prisoner's participation in the crime for which ho s charged. Then there is the Tam 0'- Sbanber cap which he wore when arrest- ed. Was he the parswn who stole the Mahal ? If they were satisfied of that, hen he was the person who committed the murder. If he took the satchel he was tilt person who deposited it in the woods. Then the knife is produced, which was forma in the valise and on it rood marks were found that on, mioro- acopic eilamination was shown tobeblood, and which the doctor believed to be *man blood. Next Jessie Keith's boots, toclriugs and handkerchief are found, nd the knife, and the artielesstolen 'from Mr. Maynard are also found in the Satoh - 1 parried by the prisoner, all of which, xcepting the knife, are positively ideat- ed. If there was a reasonable doubt in their mind, of course, they should give the prisoner the benefit of it. The case was given to the jury at 4:30, a ten minutes they returned with a ver- aidt of guilty. Mr. Idington moved for the sentence f the court. The prisoner was ordered to stand up. Chief Justine Armour—Prisoner ab the bar, have you anything to say why the sentence of the court should tot be pees - ed upon you ? Chattslle—I have nob a word to say, I'll take the consequences. His Lordship—You have been found guilty, and rightly so, too, of committing this gold -blooded, diabolioal murder. I do not think you would profit byan thing I might say, and I do not believe there is anyone in this community base enough to commit another snoh oxime of such bar- barity and atrocity as you have commit- ted. Ohabbelle [interrupting his Lordship] I'done it for a good purpose. His Lordship—Nothing remains' for me to do but to impose the extreme pen. any of the law—that you expiate a most heinous 0rimo by a most ignominious death, The sentence and judgment of the court is that you, Almedee Chattelle, be taken to the place from whence you came, and therein confined until friday, the 81st of May, and that you be taken thence to the place of execution and there hanged by the neck until you are dead, and may God Almighty have mercy upon your soul. During this bryiug moment not a muscle of the prisoner moved. The same stolid indifference that characterized hie action throughout the trial manifested itself at bhe closing scene. Immediaboly the sentence was 000- nounced the prisoner spoke up, "Correct, sir," and was led baok to jail bthe con Ambles to prepare to meet his fate on the 81st. The feeling of the people here is .that finding of the, jury and righteous OPENING TEE COURT. Court opened promptly at nine o'clock. The first business done was the arraign- ment of the prisoner. In answer to the usual question by the court as to whether he was guilty 0r not guilty, Chattelle an- nounced in a full clear voice and with remarkable distinctness, "Not guilty, sir," When asked if he was ready for trial, he replied with equal clearness, "Yes." His voice wan absolutely void of emotion and quite distinct. The swearing in of the jury was thou proceeded with and resulted as follows : Robb. H, Scott, Alexander Howe, John G. Hamilton, William Berke, .John Hyde, William Gordon, Thomas Lane, James Scott, Moses Bricker, Hugh Mcliwiu, Donald Anderson, David B. Grieve. When the full number of jurors had been called, the process of swearing in was begun and Chattelle was inatruoted that if he desired to object to any of them he would require to object before the juror WaseWOon. OHATTELLE (Angora. Ho made only one challenge, for what cause is not known. The juror objected to was John Hyde. 'Clerk Maofadden had just begun to swear Mr. Hyde when Chattelle arose in the box and in very decided tones said : "I objeob to that man." "You're too late," replied His Lordship. To which Chattelle replied, "Oh, well, all right." The swearing in of other jurors was proceeded with without further interrup- tion.. Crown Attorney Idington opened' his address to the jury exactly ab 0.15. Mr, Idington spout half an hour in going over the ground, at the contusion of which H, M. East announced his withdrawal from the case. the W R. .ERR, Frog, eentenoe of the learned judge in this Hat hainou s of all mutder triale that has spooked the Province is nothing 1J'n rt of what the fiend deserved.g s h a Dr. J. M. Dunsmore, jail surgeon, is of the decided opinion from observations made singe Cbatelle was lodged in jail that hie aetieus in wort were only feign- ed insanity, The day of the trial was the arab 0005810n on which he had given an indication of hie being mentally unbaleno- ed, and the poet day he behavedquite rationally, ashe has sinoe confinement, Dr, Bunsen= is also of the opinion that Chattslle is devoid of all natural affection, and feels ne remorse for his crime, and that his moral sensabilities have beeoms so blunted that it may bo said that he has no morals, but is a human moustros- itThe.hast trial at Stratford of Chat• tells, the rfiurderer'of Jessie Keith, .who was ondofended, and into whose sanity no enquiry was made, is creating a .great dee' of indignabion in Montreal, and a pebibion will shortly be oironlated for slg- naburee, praying for exeoubive clemency. The conviction on Thursday of last week of Almedee (I/battens for murder is the first conviction for to, capital offence in Perth county, and his execution will be the first that has ever taken plane iu 'Stratford, There have been other murd- ere in the county bub never a previous oouviction. Brussels Oouneil. Tho .regular monthly meeting of Binn- acle Council was held on Monday evening, all the members present. Minutes of last meeting read and passed. Accounts were presented as follows J. D. Ronald, sleighs for engine ..520 00 Thos. Stewart, charity 8 75 Mrs. Williams, 1 75 Mrs. Wallace, " 4 70 W. James, salary & fire dept 6 50 Mrs. Lea, charity 2 75 Rene, Scott, fire dept 2 50 R. McDonald, fire dept. 1 00 Jno. Wright, street imp. , ...... , 5.75 Mrs. Meadows, salary town hall 12 50 W. M. Sinclair, bal. on eleotriolighb 9 02 Robt. Armstrong, work at scales 2 50 Mrs. J. Blashill, wood 4 50 Moved by R. Graham, seconded by R. I,reatherdale that the above accounts be passed. Carried. Several communications were present. ed in answer to advertisement in daily papers offering woollen factory for sale. A letter was also received from a Mont- real detective offering his services to look ftp the partionlars in °anneation with the repent fire at Brussels Public School. Also one from a Street Paving Company in Guelph.. It was decided to place the Town Hall rents at the former figures, viz. 53.00 and $5.00, owing to the lank of accommodation on account of the school desks occupying considerable space. Band business was talked over and the promise of aid reiterated on conditions of proper organization. It was agreed that the Board take a tour of inspection through woollen fac- tory at 10 a. m. Tuesday. Council then adjourned. Brussels School BOOivf. A apeoiad• meeting of the above Board was held on Thursday evening of last week, all the members present except Rev. Jno. Ross, chairman. On motion Dr. Aloltelvey took the chair. Moved by Dr. Graham, seconded by a Reid that the Secretary advertise in the Daily Globe and Mail -Empire for pencil sketches of a 8 room publio school build. ing in Brussels, partioulars to be furnish- ed on application to Secretary ; sketches to be received up to ipril 15th. Carried. Board then adjourned after talking over improvised school rooms. Tuesday evening of this week Board met again in the Council ()heather, mem. hers all present, The question of desks was discussed, there being four or five tenders, After due consideration it was moved by J. N. Kendall, seconded by Dr. McKelvey, that single desks be procured for Principal's department and double desks with divid- ed seats for other rooms, and that the Preston Manufactory have the prefer- ence. Carried. Moved by A. Reid, seconded by J. N. Kendall that this Board accept of lease from L. McNeil of building for Mies Downey's Department ab 585 for year and 52 ihauranee ; and that the arrange. meut for Orange. Hall for Primary De- partment be ratified at $4 00 per month, Carried. Lettere were placed before the Board from eight different architects in Toren. to, Stratford, Baden and St. Thomas. A. Hunter reported that he had the inetirauoe claim papers made out and was awaiting a visit from Afr. Durand, London, Inspector for the Western Ie. suranoe Co., in which the school house was insured. Moved by Dr. Graham, seconded by A. Reid that plans be asked for a flys room 2 story school building, arranged so that Prinoipa!'s and Primary De. partments have lower flat, to be heated with furnace in basement. Carried. It was agreed that the above motion did not commit the Board to build a 5 room building, but would seoure the neo. essary figures. A warm dim:lesion.toolc plane over this question, some members arguing for 6 rooms, and in the debate the total at, tendanoe for the four rooms was given from register as 253, Inepeotor Robb was present and gave some valuable pointers on necessaries to a well equipped school building. Board adjourned to meet on Tuesday, 10th inst„ to receive plane, &e. David Creighton, formerly manager of the Empire, has been appointed Deputy Receiver•General in Toronto, in plane of Campbell, who, having reached the age of 78 and having been 12 years in the office, has been superannuated. The change will take plane May 10th. The salary is 98,000 per annum. People We Know. Inspector Robb was in town this week, L, llpmbly, of Wingbam was fn town on Friday, -Dunoan and Pete !k(ollgartib are away to ltioskgka. J- McGowan was at Kirkton this week 0n a buse, 1R. M, inDicssksontripmade a business trip bo Toronto this week, Robb. Bentiie, of Wingham, was in town last Saturday. MPS. Ibonory James has been on the sit* Het during the past week, Miee Rena Bawtinhsimer is on the sick list with erysipelas in her face, Jno, McNaughton bus gone to Toronto to take a oouree at an Optioel institute, R. Malcolm and wife, of Kiuoardine, were renewing old friendships in Damsels. Inspector Loudon, of the Standard Bank, paid an official visit to Brussels this waste Mies Mine 'Turnbull is home from Wellesley where she has been for the past three months. Mrs, F, S. Soott has been on the sick list during the past week witty an attack of bronchitis, John A. Riiea, Impeder of Welling. ton Mutual Firs Insurance Company, was in town on Tuesday. John Pybus and family, are removing to Chiselhuret, Huron Co„ this week. TITS POST wishes them prosperity. We learn that Geo. Good, of Wingham, bee secured a oompromise with his credi- tors, and will coniines his shoe business. Ella Funeton fell through a trap door into the basement at her mother's dwel- ling on Monday and injured her left arm. Mies Braden was off duty for a few days this week through illness—la grippe —and Miss Joan Ross tools her place in the school. Mrs. Samna] Crawford bas gone to 1'lsborne township to visit her father who has been quits ill. He is upwards of 70 years of age. Mr. Ferguson is ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Duncan MoAfarttu. Mrs. Geo. Jamieson, of Wiarton, another daughter, is in town. Welter Smith, who went to Newark, N. J., some months ago, has been laid off work by a disabled ankle. He is under treatment at the hospital. J. E. Brydges and family removed to Goderiob this week where Mr. Brydges has purchased a carriage business. We wish them prosperity in their new home. Miss Watt, of More. ; John and Wm. Watt and John Hunter, of Salem, and Arthur Ross, of Palmerston, were in town last week attending the funeral of Abs.x Rose, Last Friday Mies Mary McNaughton tripped on the floor and in her fall broke a rib and blackened one of her eyes. She has been confined to her bed since the accident, CiLURCH. 'UHLh11ti. The pastor's subject -in the Methodist ohuroh next Sunday morning will be "The Class Meeting—Ie it Scriptural?" Ensign Bowell, of Palmerston, aided in the Salvation Army service in the bar- aoks here on Thursday evening of this week. . Nest Sabbath Rev. R. Paul will con. nob the services in the Walton Presby. erianastor. church in the absence of the p Service will be held in St. John's harsh every evening next week, Satur. ay excepted. On Good Friday there will be a morning service at 10:30 o'clock. The union meeting of the Endeavor ocietiea held in St. John's church last abbeth, at the Diose of the preaching ervioes, was largely attended. The in. =bentdelivered an appropriate address iter which the meeting was thrown open or testimony, scriptural quotations, short emsrks and hymns. Jas. Irwin took barge of the service. Rev. D. Millar purposee resigning the astorate of Knox Church and will re - Jove from Brussels to a charge fa the resbytery of Lindsay in a few weeks. t is intimated that a basis of union may e arrived at whereby there will be only ne Presbyterian congregation here. r. Millar has beau in Brussels for over res years. A special meeting of Mait- nd Presbytery will likely be called. Oa Easter Sunday Rev. Dr. Gifford, of iogham, will preach Sabbath school niversary sermons in the Methodist *rob is this plane. The morning ser- ge will be directed to the pupils and the aging will be led by the orobestra and hoot. An open session will be held at 80 p. m. Rev. Mr. Coltblediek will sash Sabbath school sermons in Wing. m on the same day. Monday evening (lowing the annual entertainment will held in the Town Hall, when an in - resting program will be presented, eon. Bing of vocal and instrumental mesio, 11 and sword drill, "Temple building," Rev. Dr. Howie, formerly of Brussels, e now made bis headquarters in the lags of Shiveia, Mount Lebanon via yroub, Syria. He itineratee as an angelist preaching the Gospel. A large tion of the Oriental churches favor m and receive him in their pulpits. the 7th of Deoember last his third lighter was born and aver since be is objeob of widespread and profound Gy and commiseration iu Syria because obild is a girl, and not a boy. The ives bring up the subject frequently dismiss it regretfully. Dr. and Mrs. wie, however, are proud of the young y, and in grateful remembrance of "fair and hospitable Dominion" in oh they had lived nine yenta, they e galled her Canada. Dr. Howie tea that the prejudice against the ale ser in the East is deeply rooted supported by °onetime of the most MOUS 'monde, whiob some people rate in good faith as sober feats, Howie is an English lady and Dr. vie is giving the Syrians the benefit is 20 years' training under the British and in the Christian ohuroh. Those would like to hear of his work may a post bard to 400, Bloor street, W. onto, and get a free copy Of the Lebo.- Leaf. s S a a P I b 0 111 th la anW ah vi si BO pr ha fo be to cis do &w ba vil Be 00 BBC hi Ur. da the pi is nab and Ho lad the wbi hay wri fern and infa 0150 Mrs Elm of h flag who send Tor nu Ivl MP 1l1elu o t rch pulpit it Wm (templed Y b I1 W. ' . Kerr rrSabbath lash p mo• morning, ge the pastor being somewhat indiepased. The evening service was withdrawn. The Home A?lssion Committee of the Presbyterian Olturoh finished its buss. nese Friday afternoon at Toronto and ad- journed to meet again at London in June next, The committee appointed to re. port what sums abould bo given to the synods of tbs Northwest and British 0o1nmbie presented a statement recons, mending that the num of 517,050 should be given 013,000eo the synod of the Northwest b to the synod of British Col- umbia. The following are among the ministers, students, and catheohists ap- pointed to mission fields :—Presbytery of Paris—G. Burkholder.- Presbytery, of Chatham—Edward' W. McKay, Robt, Greathead, Alex, McLean. Presbytery of Sarnia—Geo. Sour, R. W. Dickie, Jelin Mabobie, W. D. Bell. 'Presbytery of Bruce—i7. W. Wyse. Additional .Local News. TUE slippery condition of the streets and sidewalks last Monday morning made pedestrians very careful of where and how they planed their pedal appendages. 3.11. THoitsON's change of advt. same to band too late for this issue, IIe''s booming plows, turnip seed drills. gang plows, &o. Watch for his advertisement next week. Ibis store is at Henfryn, TEE Stratford Herald has been inform. ed by the postmaster that one of the subscribers does not call for the paper as be has "removed to the Kingston Peni. tentiary." The Berlin News adds The subscriber was nob as mean as some we have on our list who sometimes send the paper back "Refused" when they are owing on the same, GEORGE FOX'S OPPOETUNITr.—Hs 15 -ap- parently one of the few artists who can bring himself into complete sympathy With the composition in hand, whether it be gay, sorrowful or dramatis. Mr. Fox is yet a very young man, and if I mistake not be will yet become one of the greatest of the world's violinists.—Detroit Sunday News Tribune. Town Hall, Braseels, Monday, April 8th.. IT is an interesting astronomical fact that on Good Friday, April 12th, the heavenly bodies that gravitate around the sun will be in exactly the same position that they occupied in the firmament on the day that Christ died on the cross. It will be the first time that such a thing has mouthed for 1,882 years. Astrono- mers tell us that about noon the moon will pass before Virgins (Spica) and bide that constellation for more than an hour. Pate.—.Thursday morning of this week fire broke out in the basement of Arm- strong's Dry Goods atom, Goderioh, and before it was got under metro] bad de. stroyed their store, D. B. Oalbiok's book. storeand the N. W. Telegraph office. Robertson's stook of dry goods was also badly damaged by water. The fire ori- ginated from the furnace. Mr. Calbiok had two ribs broken and one of his arms injured. Miss Jennie Green, formerly of Brussels, is the milliner at Armstrong's. TRE CEusenz•;ss.—This Temperance Trio, consisting of $. J., Albert and Miss Jessie Rines, of Hamilton, are filling an engagement for a week in Brussels and their meetings have been largely attend- ed. The opening servioe was held last Sabbath afternoon io the Town Hall, In the evening they Bang in the Methodist ()burgh; when short addresses were also given by W. H. Kerr, Rev. G. H. Gobble - dick and Mr. Rines, The church was ' orowded. The program each evening consists of an excellent selection of songs, admirably rendered ; brief talks on vari- ous phases of temperance work ; and lime light viswe. Pledge Dards have been freely distributed and fresh interest awalteued in Gospel temperance work. Rev. Mr. Oobblediok spoke at tate meet. ing on Tuesday evening and B. Gerry on Thursday evening. Miss and Messrs. nines are exoellent vocalists and have the happy faculty of singing the Gospel into the hearts of their hearers. We wish them success. They go fro,n Brussels to Clinton. Mermen Orinues.—Mies Lowry had her Spring Millinery Opening on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week and will continue ib during the balance of the week. The display was duly admired and Miss Lowry's handiwork highly com- mended. While there are quite a few styles shown that would be favorites, yet this season twee Large scope for individ- ual fanoy. Hats for the most pare are worn large, "theater style," so galled. They are very pretty indeed, mostly made of rough plaited straw or fancy obip. Grassy effects, which are In de - mend in Paris are shown. The bonnets are little gems. Among the prettiest shapes are noticed the "Gaiety Girl," "Duchess," and "Napoleon." For trim- nliog purposes flowers are used on every bit of headgear, violets, ohrysantbemams, forget -me -note, . morning glories, large roses, and in feet every kind of foliage. Crepone, gauzes, and satin ribbons are in favor, principal colors being binette, bronze, browns, heliotrope, and purple. Tet bands, ornaments and Crowne are also greatly in nee. The show room was very neatly decorated with millinery goods, veilings, &o., and although the season is not favorable so far as to weather, bliss Lowry is ocunting on doing a large bust - nese. el neat display of mourning millinery is exhibited. At the closing exeroisee of the Ontario Venterinary College, Toronto, the num. bar of graduates was very large inolud. ing representatives from nearly every state in the neighboring republio and from the West Indies, ae well as from every province in the Dominion. The standing of the institution should be a matter of pride to Oanaeiates. Among the graduates were the following from this motion of Ontario:—Louis H. Eoksre Seabringville ; W. H. Farrow, Auburn ; Geo. D. Fortune, Whrgham ; Augustine J. Gibbons, Wingbam ; Jas. Grant, Teeswater ; Colin McPherson, Glanworbh ; Albert M. Perdue, Wing - ham; Henry 0. Riddle, Waterloo; Jamse Stewart, Alias. Craig ; Thos. G. Wag. burn, K]rktes.